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Word | Predestination |
Japanese Meaning | 宿命, 予定説, 合縁奇縁, 吉凶 |
(theology) the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) / previous determination as if by destiny or fate / The act of predestinating. / (as a doctrine in Christian theology) the divine foreordaining of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others. It has been particularly associated with the teachings of St. Augustine of Hippo and of Calvin., | |
Usage | ⇒ Those who believe in predestination now-a-days are called superstitious ⇒ As we study today's text, it's tempting to invest the majority of our time dealing with the theological issue of predestination . |
Synonyms | fate, kismet, foreordination, fortune, lot, preordination, destiny, predetermination, doom, karma, decree, forecast, necessity, portion, fatalism, fatality, foredoom, intention, prediction, providence, |
Antonyms | free will, |
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